List of gliders (I)

This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available) Note: Any aircraft can glide for a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer.

IA

 * Ae, for "Dirección General de Aerotécnica", on the first period (1927–1936);
 * F.M.A., for "Fábrica Militar de Aviones", on the second period (1938–1943);
 * I.Ae., for "Instituto Aerotécnico", on the third period (1943–1952);
 * IA, meaning not specified, on the fourth (current) period (1952 to 2007).
 * IA.54 Cóndor Andino
 * IA.54 Carancho
 * IA AX-2

I.Ae.

 * Ae, for "Dirección General de Aerotécnica", on the first period (1927–1936);
 * F.M.A., for "Fábrica Militar de Aviones", on the second period (1938–1943);
 * I.Ae., for "Instituto Aerotécnico", on the third period (1943–1952);
 * IA, meaning not specified, on the fourth (current) period (1952 to 2007).
 * I.Ae 25 Mañque
 * I.Ae 33
 * I.Ae 34 Clen Antú
 * I.Ae 34M
 * I.Ae 37G research scale glider
 * I.Ae 37P research scale glider/ powered glider
 * I.Ae 41 Urubu
 * I.Ae 41B
 * I.Ae 49
 * I.Ae 54 Carancho
 * I.Ae 56 Standard
 * I.Ae 58 Pucarà research scale glider
 * Horten XVI Colibri
 * Piernifero

IAR
(Industria Aeronautică Română) see:ICA-Brasov

ICA-Brasov
(Întreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice) c.f. URMV-3, ILL
 * ICA IS-28
 * ICA IS-28M
 * ICA IS-29
 * ICA IS-30
 * ICA IS-31
 * ICA IS-32
 * ICA IS-33
 * IAR-35

I.C.A.R.
(Întreprinderea de construcții aeronautice romȃnești")
 * ICAR 1

IFIL
(Întreprinderea Forestierǎ de Industrializare a Lemnului)
 * IFIL RM-1 – (Vladimiir Nowițchi)
 * IFIL RG-1
 * IFIL RG-2 – (Vladimiir Nowițchi)
 * IFIL RG-3 – (Vladimiir Nowițchi)
 * IFIL-Reghin RG-4 Pionier
 * IFIL RG-5 Pescăruș
 * IFIL RG-9 Albatros

Iggulden
(William Palmer Iggulden & Jack Iggulden)
 * Iggulden Bluebird
 * Iggulden Tandem 1929
 * Iggulden Termagent 3

IIL
(Întreprinderea de Industrie Locală- Ghimbav) c.f. URMV-3, ICA-Brasov
 * IIL IS-4
 * IIL IS-5
 * IIL IS-7
 * IIL IS-8
 * IIL IS-9
 * IIL IS-10
 * IIL IS-11
 * IIL IS-12
 * IIL IS-13
 * IIL IS-18 – Iosif Șilimon
 * IIL IS-18/25 – Iosif Șilimon

Ikarus
(Ikarus Prva srpska industrija aeroplana, automobila i strojeva)
 * Ikarus Meteor
 * Ikarus Košava
 * Ikarus B.C.6 Kobac
 * Ikarus Košava – built by Ikarus Avijaticarski
 * Ikarus Košava II – built by Ikarus Avijaticarski
 * Ikarus Kosava 57
 * Ikarus Kosava 60
 * Ikarus Mačka
 * Ikarus Meteor 57
 * Ikarus Meteor 60
 * Ikarus Munja
 * Ikarus Orao I
 * Ikarus Orao II "Kico"/ IIb/ IIc
 * Ikarus P-453 M-W
 * Ikarus 920 Desant
 * Ikarus 920M

IKV
(Ilmailukerho Vasama)
 * IKV-3 Kotka

Ilić
(Milos Ilić / Savezni Vazduhoplovni Centar, Vršac)
 * Ilić KBI-14 Mačka
 * Ilić Ilindenka

Ilyushin
(Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin / OKB Ilyushin)
 * Ilyushin Il-32
 * Ilyushin Mastyazhart

IMPA
(IMPA - Industrias Metalúrgicas y Plasticas Argentinas S.A. ),
 * IMPA P-38

INAV
(Instituto Argentino de Vuelo a Vela)
 * INAV 1

Inteco
Velkomaravska, Czech Republic
 * Inteco L-213A

Isle of Wight gliding club

 * IOW Club glider

IPD
(Instituto de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento)
 * IPD Urupema
 * IPD Urubu – (PAR PE-80367)

IPE
(Industria Paranaense de Estruturas)
 * IPE Quero Quero
 * IPE Nhapecan-1
 * IPE Nhapecan-2
 * IPE 02 Nhapecan
 * IPE 03
 * IPE 04
 * IPE 05 Quero Quero II
 * IPE 08

IPT
(Instituto de Pesquisas Technologicas de Sao Paulo)
 * IPT-01 Gafanhoto
 * IPT-02 Aratinga
 * IPT-03 Saracura
 * IPT-05 Jaraguá
 * IPT-06 Stratus
 * IPT-12 Caboré
 * IPT-14
 * IPT-15
 * IPT-17

IS
(Instytut Szybownictwa – gliding institute) – post World War II
 * IS-A Salamandra – Salamander
 * IS-B Komar – Gnat
 * IS-C Zuraw – Crane
 * IS-1 Sęp
 * IS-2 Mucha – Fly
 * IS-3 ABC
 * IS-4 Jastrząb – Hawk
 * IS-5 Kaczka – Duck

IS
(Iosif Șilimon - Romanian constructor / designer) See:- IIL and URMV-3

Isaac
(A. C. T. Isaac)
 * Isaac 1910 glider (2 x hang glider)
 * Isaac 1923 glider (2-seat Primary)
 * Isaac 1929 glider (primary)
 * Isaac 1932 glider (A BAC VII, built from a kit)
 * Isaac biplane glider

ISF
(Ingenieur-Büro Strauber-Frommholf)
 * Strauber-Frommholf Mistral
 * ISF Mistral-C

Issoire

 * Issoire D77 Iris
 * Issoire E78 Silene
 * Issoire PIK-20
 * Issoire PIK-30

IST
(Philippines Institute of Science and Technology / Antonio J. de leon)
 * IST L-10 Balang

ITA
(Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica de São José dos Campos)
 * ITA Urupema

Itoh
(Itoh Hikoki Aviation / Yamasaki Yoshio)
 * Itoh D-1
 * Itoh C-6

ITS
(Instytut Techniki Szybownictwa – gliding technical institute)- pre World War II
 * ITS Jaskółka – Swallow. Low-wing aircraft. Drive: in-line engine. Seating arrangement: tandem. A mock-up for wind tunnel tests was created. Very good aerodynamic properties.
 * ITS Wróbel – Sparrow
 * ITS-II
 * ITS-IVB
 * ITS-7 Drozd – Thrush
 * ITS-8 – ing. Wiesław Stępniewski ( preliminary project ), ing. Boleslaw Wiśnicki ( idea: double bar system ). Then a project team was created at ITS, which included: ing. F. Kotowski, ing. Bolesław Wiśnicki, ing. Józef Niespał, ing. Marian Piątek, ing. Rudolf Wojciech Matz.

Ittner
(E. Ittner / Nordbayr. Luftfahrtverband, Nürnberg)
 * Nürnberg D-14 Doppeldecker